Knives found stashed in bushes around Marine Lake

Police say they have found knives stashed away in bushes around the Marine Lake in Southport and Duke Street Park in Formby.

It’s the latest in a series of cop crackdowns on knife related crime in the resort.

Further open land searches took place in Southport and Formby yesterday.

In Southport areas around Bedford Park and the seafront area were searched

In Formby, Duke Street Park was searched along with passageways leading away from the park area.

Two locking knives were found hidden in these areas and a third similar knife was found in one of the Southport areas.

Knife crime education work continues in schools across the area throughout the year. Not just in weeks of action such as this.